虹口区高三英语三模试卷

1、虹口区2014年高三英语三模试题2014.5考生注意:1. 考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。2. 本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第卷（第110页）和第卷（第10页），全卷共10页。第I卷第1-16小题、第41-77小题采用多项选择题形式，答题必须涂写在答题纸相应位置，写在试卷上无效。第I卷第17-40小题、第78-81小题的答案和第II卷的答案必须写在答题纸相应位置，写在试卷上无效。3答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上，在答题纸反面清楚地填写姓名。第 I 卷 (共103分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection A

2、Directions： In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four po

3、ssible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. At a car shop.B. In a garage.C. At a gas station.D. In a parking lot.2.A. Guest and receptionist. B. Passenger and air hostess. C. Customer and shop assistant. D. Guest and waitress.3.A. Writi

4、ng his term paper.B. Having a coffee break.C. Playing computer games.D. Attending an online school.4.A. To the bank.B. To a book store.C. To a shoe store.D. To the grocery.5.A. Touring around.B. Looking for a job.C. Visiting a couple.D. Attending a meeting.6. A. Hes better. B. Hes feeling worse.C. H

5、es sick in bed. D. He has recovered.7.A. He works as a gardener.B. He is too busy at work to play.C. He prefers sports to gardening.D. He lives in the countryside.8.A. Buy a road map.B. Drive to the beach.C. Go back home.D. Ask the way.9.A. The film was disappointing.B. The leading actor was outstan

6、ding. C. The acting was worth seeing.D. The plot was attractive.10.A. He is always late for work. B. He is having some financial problem.C. He is not careful enough with his work.D. He loses his temper easily.Section BDirections: In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked

7、three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based

8、 on the following passage.11. A. Its variety.B. Its quality.     C. Its price.     D. Its taste.12. A. Inside the restaurant.B. Outside the restaurant.C. On the menu.D. Not mentioned.13. A. Coffee.      B. Beer.C. Coke.  

9、;     D. Wine.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Offering additional detail, comment or information.B. Printing completely different stories from TV.C. Finding new angles on the days major stories. D. Causing some kind of conflict or danger.15. A. B

10、ecause they are quite familiar to people.B. Because they agree with peoples interests.C. Because they are always new and different.D. Because they are dramatic and feature conflict.16. A. The key factors in making a good newspaper.B. The main differences between TV and newspapers.C. The common ways

11、to meet peoples interests in newspapers.D. The importance of familiarity to editors making newspapers.Section CDirections: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks wit

12、h the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.A telephone messageCaller: Subject:Telephone number:Fax number:Jake Green from 17 Office supplies To fax the infor

13、mation about after-sales 18 at about 19 p.m.560-1827 20 Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.What is Susan holding in her hand? 21 .What does the man think of tobacco companies?They are good at 22 .What do toba

14、cco commercials for women focus on?They focus on 23 themes as if smoking is closely related to 24 .II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in ea

15、ch blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)George Dawson was born in the state of Texas. He was the grandson of slaves. He began working on the family farm when he was four. When he was twelve, he worked 25 a nearby

16、 farm to help feed his parents and four younger brothers and sisters. For the next eighty-five years, he held a number of different jobs, most of them involving hard labor. George Dawson lived a happy life 26 _ conditions were difficult. When he was ten years old, he saw a young African-Am

17、erican man 27 (murder). He would have told people about it, but he said his 28 (big) problem was his inability to read and write. George Dawson kept it a secret that he could not read. But he said he always dreamed that he would learn. Although he had no education, he taught his children 2

18、9 (work) hard in school. George Dawsons life changed in 1996. A man came to his house in Texas, and told him that adult education classes were being taught at a nearby school. So the man who 30 (sign) his name with an “X” for almost one-hundred years went to school.People wondered 31 Mr. D

19、awson did not go to school earlier. He said he never had the time because of his farm work. And he never knew about adult education programs.George Dawson did all he 32 to learn to read, which influenced students of all ages. He spoke to young people about the importance of learning to rea

20、d and write. (B)Americans and Arabs are different 33 it comes to their space habits. Arabs would rather have close contact. Dr. Hall has explained that 34 (belong) to a touch culture and in conversation, the Arabs always envelop（包裹）the other person. They hold his hand, look into his eyes, and bathe

21、him in their breath.Dr. Halls interest in mans use of space developed in the early nineteen fifties when he was Director of the Point Four training program at the Foreign Service Institute. In talking with Americans who had lived overseas, he found that many of 35 had been highly uncomfortable 36 _

22、culture differences. Such discomfort is usually referred to as culture shock.The problem is that, relatively speaking, Americans live in 37 noncontact culture. Partly, this is a product of our puritan heritage (清教徒文化遗产). Dr. Hall points out that we spend years 38 (teach) our children not to crowd in

23、 and lean on us. And in situations 39 we ourselves are forced to stand close to another person on crowded subways, for example, we turn our eyes away, and if actual body contact 40 (involve), tense the muscles on the contact side. Most of us feel very strongly that this is the only proper way to beh

24、ave.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. procedure B. transplant C. attempt D. native E. extinct F. prohibited G. worth H. appreciate I. reintroduce J. undertaken K. groun

25、dbreakingWith only about 1,000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone the animal and save the endangered species. Thats a move similar to what a Texas A&M University researchers have 41 for the past five years in a project called “Noahs Ark.” Noahs Ark is aimed at collect

26、ing eggs, embryos (胚胎), semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. If certain species should become 42 , Dr. Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A&Ms College of Veterinary Medicine, says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to 43 the species in the fut

27、ure. It is estimated that as many as 2,000 species of mammals, birds, reptiles will face extinction in over 100 years. The panda, 44 only to China, is in danger of extinction in the next 25 years. This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda in

28、to the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to 45 the embryo into a host animal.The entire 46 could take from three to five years to complete.“The nuclear transfer of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem,” Kraemer beli

29、eves. “They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy (怀孕). It takes a long time and its difficult, but this could be 47 science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is 48 the effort,” adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders o

30、f the project at Texas A&M, the first-ever 49 at cloning a dog.“They are trying to do something thats never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noahs Ark. Were both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly 50 their effort and theres a lot we can learn from what the

31、y are attempting to do. Its a research that is very much needed.”III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.It can be hard to decide

32、 which food to buy in an American grocery store these days. The information on many products makes 51 claims.The label “organic (有机的)” 52 that the United States Department of Agriculture recognized the product was grown under special conditions. The department says foods that meet requirements of it

33、 National Organic Programme can use an official label. It shows the words “USDA Organic” inside a(n) 53 . USDA organic food does not contain genes that have been 54 changed. The food is grown without chemical treatment against insects or diseases. It is grown without chemical fertilizers. Before a p

34、roduct can be 55 “organic,” a(n) 56 visits the farm where the food is produced to make sure the farm meets USDA standards. Organic meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products come from animals that are given no antibiotics (抗生素), must be fed organic food and have 57 to the outdoors. No conclusive 58 show

35、s that organic food is more nutritious than traditionally grown food. And the USDAeven if it proves organic fooddoesnt claim that these products are safer or more nutritious. Organic foods meet the same quality and safety standards as traditional foods. The difference 59 how the food is produced, pr

36、ocessed and handled. Some people buy organic food for 60 reasons. Organic food is produced by farmers who 61 the use of renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water to enhance quality for future generations. The prices between most organic food and traditional food products 62 . Higher

37、 prices are due to more expensive farming practices and tighter government regulations.The new USDAs national organic programme for labeling are aimed at enabling consumers to make a(n) 63 choice among the foods they purchase and also include the safeguard of fines for 64 . People who sell or label

38、a product “organic” when they know it does not meet USDA standards can be 65 up to $11,000 for each violation. 51. A. unbelievable B. familiar C. differentD. flexible52. A. predicted B. guaranteed C. proposedD. doubted53. A. circle B. operation C. activityD. service54. A. scientifically B. skillfull

39、y C. vividlyD. deeply55. A. presented B. confirmed C. registered D. labeled56. A. protector B. reminder C. inspectorD. individual57. A. solution B. access C. entranceD. direction58. A. agreement B. concept C. expectationD. evidence59. A. lies in B. consists of C. turns downD. holds back60. A. financ

40、ial B. social C. cultrual D. environmental61. A. replace B. overlook C. emphasizeD. realize62. A. vary B. last C. existD. work63. A. unique B. potential C. casualD. sensible64. A. limitation B. misrepresentation C. reservationD. reaction65. A. awarded B. developed C. finedD. sparedSection BDirection

41、s: Read the following three passages. Each passage is Followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Indians snake charmers are

42、 to be retrained as wildlife teachers under a plan to prevent their unique skills and knowledge from being lost. The charmers, who make snakes dance to the sound of flutes (笛子), used to be a traditional feature of Indian life, performing in towns and villages, until they were banned in 1972 to contr

43、ol the trade in snake skins.The government is now considering a plan to train the saperas, as they are known, to visit schools and zoos to tell children about forests and wildlife. There is also a proposal to set up a “dial a snake charmer” service to help householders to deal with unwelcome intrude

44、rs.“For generations they have been a feature of Indian life but now they cant earn a living for fear of arrest,” said Behar Dutt, a conservationist behind the plans, “if a policeman doesnt catch them, animal rights activists report them.”Many snake charmers have continued to work clandestinely since

45、 the ban, despite the threat of up to three years in jail. But their trademark cloth-covered baskets, hung from a bamboo pole carried across their shoulders, make them an easy target for police.The fate of Shisha Nath, 56, from Badarpur, a village just outside of Delhi, is typical of practitioners (

46、从业者) of the dying art. “I used to earn enough to support my family and send my children to school,” he said. “Now its hard to earn even £1 a day. My children want to be snake charmers. Its our identity. We love the work. But its become impossible.”Next month Dutts project to train 30 snake char

47、mers will begin at a snake park in Pune, western India, where experts will enrich their home-grown skills with some formal knowledge.More than the law, though, it is the dishonest attitude of their fellow countrymen that angers many snake charmers.“Were disturbed all the time but when people want a

48、snake removed from the house, they rush to us,” said Prakash Nath, who was ordered recently to the home of Sonia Gandhi, the Congress party leader. 66. Snake charmers will be retrained as wildlife teachers mainly because _.A. schools need large numbers of such teachersB. most of them cannot support

49、their familiesC. their performances on the street are bannedD. the government plans to save the dying art67. The purpose of the proposed “dial a snake charmer” telephone service is _.A. to give performance of snake dancing B. to teach householders how to catch and kill snakesC. to offer cleaning ser

50、vice to wealthy householdersD. to help remove unwanted snakes from the houses68. The word “clandestinely” in paragraph 4 can be best replaced by the word “_”.A. secretlyB. publiclyC. subconsciouslyD. diligently69. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A. Snake charm

51、ers can easily be recognized by the police on the street. B. Children of snake charmers would not like to continue their fathers job. C. Snake charmers are quite angry with the attitude of their fellow countrymen. D. The animal rights activists take a negative attitude towards snake charmers. (B)We

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